Illicit tobacco products are readily available in Ho Chi Minh City, causing numerous challenges as the booming black market reaches record levels.

 VietNamNet Bridge – More efforts must be made to efficiently manage and use scarce water resources of the Mekong River as climate change and rapid development to produce electricity have threatened its sustainability.

VietNamNet Bridge – On the way from HCMC to the southernmost point of the country in the Mekong Delta province of Ca Mau, tourists will pass Nam Can – a busy fishing town worth a visit for tourists to enjoy the bustle and hustle in fishing wharfs,

 VietNamNet Bridge – Scientists and administrators once again rang the bell of alarm against a rapid depletion of natural resources, a biodiversity decline and climate change causing adverse impacts on farming and the livelihood of people

 Netherlands backs Mekong region; Eurocham upbeat about Vietnam’s business climate; Top 50 businesses in Vietnam named; Vietnam’s FDI attraction eyes prospective increase; Ford Vietnam reports best-ever performance in May

 VietNamNet Bridge – In some Mekong Delta’s provinces, the sea is encroaching on the mainland nearly 100 meters a year. In these areas, houses, land for agriculture production, protective forests and embankments have all been swept away.

 Vietnam, Russia sign oil, gas exploration deal; PM instructs composition of 2015 socio-economic plan; Mekong Delta fetches nearly US$1 bil from rice exports;

 VietNamNet Bridge – A Government programme to create a temporary stockpile of one million tonnes of rice from the winter-spring crop has ensured that many farmers in the Cuu Long (Mekong) River Delta earned profits,

 VietNamNet Bridge – Bat (doi) meat is often made into gourmet dishes since it is rare. In Soc Trang, down in the Mekong Delta, bats have become a local identity as they can be found in great numbers.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A full two years has passed since Thach Thi Sa Lal (not her real name) was rescued from a brothel in Cambodia and brought back to her hometown in An Giang Province in the Mekong Delta.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The National Assembly (NA) should adopt a resolution on the development of agriculture, said Vo Thi Dung, an agriculture expert and NA deputy. She spoke with Nong thon Ngay nay (Countryside Today)

 VietNamNet Bridge – Authorities in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta are seeking ways to relocate thousands of households living in erosion-prone areas.

 VietNamNet Bridge – After authorities recently began a crackdown on overloading of trucks, the popularity of waterway transportation has surged in the Mekong Delta thanks to its network of rivers and canals,

Piaggio Vietnam recalls 10,000 Vespa scooters; Thousands of foreign experts return to work in Binh Duong; Singaporean investors still confident in Vietnam after riots; SBV calms forex fluctuations

PM approves 15 new golf courses in zoning plan; Vietnam makes break-through in global energy sector; RoK, Vietnam energy firms ink deals; More domestic consumers put purchases on credit

Information that lean pork paste was giving off light proved to be true and was witnessed by many people, said Truong Hoang Kien, deputy director of the Quang Ninh Food Safety and Hygiene Department.

 S Korea-Mekong links grow; Credit growth hits 1.31%, raises doubts; Statistics show decline in FDI; The Gioi Di Dong files for public offering; Housing project offers special promotion; Vietnamese companies receive global recognition

Vietnam lashes economic growth forecast; Mekong Delta attracts foreign investors; Manufacturing industry attracts huge FDI; Production jumps 5.4% this year; Agricultural manufacturers offered preferential loans

Vietnam woos foreign agricultural investors; Firms seek Gov’t aid to reduce reliance on China materials; Pepper exports red-hot this year; Government moves to top up foreign reserves

Vietnam is the world’s second largest exporter of rice and 80 percent of it is grown in the Mekong Delta. But farmers here say the future of rice production is now threatened because of rising sea levels and temperature increases.